Wallisia
Wallisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. It is also in the Tillandsioideae subfamily.
Its native range is central and southern Tropical America and Trinidad and Tobago.
Known species
As accepted by Plants of the World Online :| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Wallisia anceps Barfuss & W.Till | Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas, Venezuela and northern Brazil | |
| Wallisia cyanea Barfuss & W.Till | Ecuador | |
| Wallisia × duvalii Barfuss & W.Till | Ecuador. | |
| Wallisia lindeniana É.Morren | Ecuador | |
| Wallisia pretiosa Barfuss & W.Till | Ecuador |
The genus name of Wallisia is in honour of Gustav Wallis, a German plant collector.
It was first described and published in Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère Vol.20 on page 97 in 1870.